{"id":39936,"date":"2026-07-18T14:41:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T12:41:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&#038;p=39936"},"modified":"2026-07-18T14:41:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T12:41:40","slug":"au-pays-tribute-to-late-djiboutian-defence-minister","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/au-pays-tribute-to-late-djiboutian-defence-minister\/","title":{"rendered":"AU pays tribute to late Djiboutian Defence Minister"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has expressed profound sadness following the death of Djibouti\u2019s Minister of Defence and Parliamentary Relations, Hassan Omar Mohamed Bourhan.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In an official statement released from the continental body&#8217;s headquarters in Addis Ababa Youssouf paid tribute to the late Minister, describing him as a dedicated public servant who spent his life working to strengthen national institutions and maintain stability.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The AU Chief highlighted Bourhan\u2019s high sense of responsibility and professionalism, noting that his efforts at home contributed significantly to broader, collaborative peace and security initiatives across the African continent.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On behalf of the AU Commission, Youssouf extended heartfelt condolences to Bourhan&#8217;s family, as well as to Djiboutian President Isma\u00efl Omar Guelleh, the government, and the people of Djibouti.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The AU reiterated its full solidarity with Djibouti during this period of national mourning, honoring a leader whose commitment to public service left a lasting mark on the region.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;ChannelAfrica\/AU&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":34422,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"news-type":[26],"class_list":["post-39936","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-general_news","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"African Union pays tribute to late Djiboutian Defence Minister Hassan Omar Mohamed","published_date":"2026-07-18 14:06:26","news_description":"African Union pays tribute to late Djiboutian Defence Minister Hassan Omar Mohamed","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/39936","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/39936\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39937,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/39936\/revisions\/39937"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34422"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39936"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=39936"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}